Child Rights
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Report due on ‘failings’ for fatal family
NSW Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan is due to release her findings and recommendations on Wednesday into the deaths of Jack and…
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Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations
Our thoughts are with the Stolen Generations, the men and women in our program and everyone affected by the past…
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Family of girl, 12, forced to marry abductor condemn Pakistan authorities
The family of a 12-year-old girl in Pakistan who was chained up in a cattle pen for more than six…
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Asylum seeker rights ‘under attack’ at Europe’s borders, UN warns
The UN voiced alarm at increasingly frequent pushbacks and expulsions of refugees at Europe’s borders, warning that the very idea…
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‘Hear me now’: Australian of the Year Grace Tame’s speech in full
She told ABC’s News Breakfast she could feel the atmosphere in the room. ABC “And the feeling was reconnection, the…
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Irish prime minister to make formal apology over deaths of 9,000 children at Catholic-run care homes
The report, which covered 18 so-called Mother and Baby Homes where young pregnant women were hidden from society for decades,…
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Young children are intuitive urban planners — we would all benefit from living in their ‘care-full’ cities
And yet, important voices are missing from urban planning debates — the voices of those who will one day inherit…
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Fear of child removal preventing Indigenous women from reporting family violence
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are not reporting family violence for fear of having children removed, according to new…
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Tasmanian Government updates response to recommendations from Royal Commission’s inquiry into institutional child sexual abuse
Each state and territory is required each year to report their progress on the recommendations from the Royal Commission’s inquiry…
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Hundreds of children feared missing in Nigeria after gunmen storm school and kidnap pupils
The Nigerian military has located and exchanged fire with gunmen who kidnapped scores of secondary school students in the country’s…
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I’ve never been more fearful for our children
One clear and present danger I see is the European Union’s application of its new European Electronic Communications Code, which…
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Europe’s thermonuclear debate on privacy and child sexual abuse
Should platforms like Facebook and Instagram be able to scan for evidence of child sexual abuse and grooming online? Nicholas…
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Buying a baby on Nairobi’s black market
Africa Eye infiltrated the trafficking rings selling children for as little as £300. Peter Murimi, Joel Gunter, and Tom Watson…
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Murder of English schoolgirl Lucy McHugh linked to widespread neglect
Her murder has recently been in the news again because of the release of a report (in which she is…
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Children’s views should be taken into account when designing urban space
By focusing on adult needs and views, children are often planned out of our public spaces – and their needs…
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Poland abortion ruling sparks ‘women’s strike’
Crowds have protested in several cities for the seventh-day running against the decision that outlawed terminations on the grounds of…
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